TY - BOOK AU - Masters,Peter TI - Not like any other book: interpreting the Bible SN - 1870855434 AV - BS476 .M377 2004 U1 - 220.601 PY - 2004/// CY - London PB - Wakeman Trust KW - Bible KW - Hermeneutics KW - Herm�eneutique KW - fast N1 - A silent revolution -- Danger beneath the surface -- The wholly-human Bible -- The super-simplified Bible -- The blind-date Bible -- The fragmented Bible -- The strictly-scientific Bible -- The add-on Bible -- What the Reformers really said -- Are all parables and miracles gracious? -- Positive steps of interpretation -- Is the Bible always binding for today? -- Sticking up for the Judges -- The enigma of Samson -- Epilogue N2 - Faulty Bible interpretation lies at the root of every major mistake and ism assailing churches today, and countless Christians are asking for the old, traditional and proven way of handling the Bible to be spelled out plainly. A new approach to interpretation has also gripped many evangelical seminaries and Bible colleges, an approach based on the ideas of unbelieving critics, stripping the Bible of God's message, and leaving pastors impoverished in their preaching. This book reveals what is happening, providing many brief examples of right and wrong interpretation. The author shows that the Bible includes its own rules of interpretation, and every believer should know what these are ER -